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\"NotNot Let Go: A Novel <\/strong>by Paul Bruno<\/h5>\r\n

Michael Santino doesn’t know what he wants to be when he grows up. The problem is, he’s in his mid-twenties. He’s walked away from the things in life that bother him, including friends, family, and a promising career as a copywriter. The only thing he loves to do is to play softball. When his girlfriend Ellen kicks him out of their apartment, Michael has to decide what he wants, what he doesn’t want, and what to not let go.<\/p>\r\n

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About the Author:<\/strong><\/p>\r\n

Paul Bruno is a retired IT professional. He now lives and writes in Connecticut. Paul has been writing his whole life. This is his first novel.
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Reviews<\/strong><\/p>\r\n

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Thrilling page-turner<\/a> \"\"
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Reviewed in the United States on January 20, 2025<\/span><\/span> — Paul Bruno’s “Not Let Go” is a confidently written debut novel that swings easily from the inner turmoil of the main character Michael Santino to the propulsive plot involving the inner circle of his friends and frenemies. I look forward to his next novel! <\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n

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Very compelling story, characters and life lesson.<\/a> \"\"<\/em><\/h5>\r\n<\/div>\r\n

Reviewed in the United States on January 23, 2025 — <\/span><\/span>A great read, well thought out and a page turner. <\/span><\/p>\r\n

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A very good story<\/em><\/a> \"4<\/h5>\r\n<\/div>\r\n

Reviewed in the United States on December 26, 2024 — <\/span><\/span>For the author\u2019s first book, this is a very well thought out story. No loose ends, a satisfying ending, and plenty of fleshed out characters to love and hate. <\/span><\/p>\r\n

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Highly entertaining <\/a><\/em>\"\"<\/h5>\r\n<\/div>\r\n

Reviewed in the United States on December 30, 2024 — <\/span><\/span>You\u2019ll find this book amusing, funny, relatable, seductive, and with some disturbing twists. The protagonist, Michael, is having a hard time navigating relationships and life in general at the ripe old age of twenty something. Is he immature, likable, a jerk? All these things and more. He\u2019s trying to figure out what to keep in his life and what to let go. It\u2019s a fun journey. <\/span><\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Not Let Go: A Novel by Paul Bruno Michael Santino doesn’t know what he wants to be when he grows up. The problem is, he’s in his mid-twenties. He’s walked away from the things in life that bother him, including friends, family, and a promising career as a copywriter. The only thing he loves to…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,10],"tags":[7,6,8,9],"class_list":["post-31","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-books","category-fiction","tag-fiction","tag-novel","tag-paul-bruno","tag-softball"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.swirlingmist.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.swirlingmist.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.swirlingmist.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.swirlingmist.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.swirlingmist.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=31"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"https:\/\/www.swirlingmist.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":71,"href":"https:\/\/www.swirlingmist.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31\/revisions\/71"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.swirlingmist.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=31"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.swirlingmist.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=31"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.swirlingmist.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=31"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}